Davenport sofa-bed.



DAVENPORT SOFA BED.

Patented June 18, 1918.

imma@ 1 .LUPP|N0.

`DAVENPCIRT SOFA BED.

APPLlCAION FILED SEPT. l5, 1915.

Patvented June 18, 1918 5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

1. LUPPINO.

DAVENPORT soFA BED..

APPLICATION FILED SEPI-.15| 1915- Patented June 18, 1918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

I. LUPPINO.

DAVENPORT SOFA BED. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I5, I9I5.

Lmw. Patented 1111.618, 1918..

J. LUPPINO.

DAVENPURT SOFA BED.

APPLICATION man sEPT.15, 1915.

Qg Patented June 18, X918.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5.

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application tiled September 1t, 1315. Seriell 11o. 250,80*?.

To at? whom, it 'may concern.-

Be it lmown that l, lossen LUrrINo, a citizen ot the United States, anda resident ot the borough of. Brooklyn, city and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Davenport Sota-Beds, ciwhich the following is a specication.

My invention relates to folding beds, and has fior some of its principalobjects to provide such a bed which shall be easily opened or closed,which may be closed with the mattress in place, which when closed willoccupy a small space, and which may be used as a davenport scia.

The invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement andcombination of various devices, elements and parts, as shown in theaccompanying. drawings and tally described in this specication.

1n the said drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view ot my improveddavenport seta bed, as it appears when in its closed position; -tiig'. 2is a View, on an enlarged scale, ot a detail to be hereinafter describedli`1g. 3 is a view oi my bed in its opened position,

the mattress being removed; Figsr, 5 and 6' are sectional vlews showingvarious steps in the operation ot closing the bed, the mattress being inplace; and Fig. 7 is a sectional view ot the same completely closed,with the mattress in place. l

1n carrying my invention into edect 1n the embodiment thereof which lihave selected for illustration in the accompany-- ing drawings, anddescription in this specification, 1 provide a davenport sofa tramecomprising a rear portion having a top cross piece 15, side portions 12,and arms 23. ll provide a back cushion 13, swingingly secured to theunder side ot the member 15, and a seat cushion 1t, secured in a mannerto'be hereinafter described, these cushions being suitably covered.

hs shown particularly in Fig. ,2 each end ot the cushion 13 is pivotedat 16 to a member 17, secured at 18 to the under side ot the topcross-piece 15. A bracket 19 is rigidly attached at one corner of thecush ion 13, which bracket carries a swinglng llnk 20, having its lowerend notched as shown at 21 in Fig. 3. The cushion 13 may be swung intothe position shown by the dotted lines in big. 3, in which position thenotch 21 will engage with a stop 22 on the inside of the soia vframe."llhe cushion will be maintained in its elevated position until thenotch-21 is released trom the stop 22.

1 provide a metal frame for the bed-portion, constructed as follows:

A member 23 extends across the lback of the sofa Vframe at the bottomthereof, trom which extend forwardly two members 2t at each lside of thesoia trame. At the tront end of each member 24: 1 provide an upright 25,secured by braces 26 and 27, the braces'26 being attached to the members24;, and the braces 27 being attached to a member 28, which member 28terms the lower iront ,portion of the sofa trame.

PivotedA to, and extendingr backward from, the top ot the uprights Aatthe point 55, are angle-irons 29, having rigidly attached thereto attheir rear ends a headboard 30, which also serves' as a retainingbracket as hereinafter described. A member 31 is rigidly attached toeach angle-iron 29 and extends downwardly therefrom. To the lower endotn each member 131 is pivoted a link 32, to the other Send of which isattached one end oi a spring 33, the other end ot the spring beingattached to one end ot the member 23. lt will thus be seen that theaction ot the springs 33 will tend'to prevent the headboard or bracketfrom dropping. downward when the trame is folded as hereinafterdescribed.

Also pivoted to the uprights 25 at 55 are angle-irons 34, which extendin a direction opposite to that of the angle-irons 29. A portion of eachof these members 3L1 extends under the corresponding member 29 andbeyond the pivotal point 55, as shown at in order that the outer end ofthe member 29 may not swing downward. Rig'idly attached to each member'34: is a leg 35. lElach iron 34 bears a stud 36, to which is connecteda slotted link 37, the lower end ot which' is pivoted to the rear sideof the cushion 111;.

'1`he front edge of the seat cushion 1.4 is secured to a member 38,which forms the upper front portion ot the sofa trame. The members 28and 38 are hinged together at 39.

ll further. provide angle-irons 10,pivotally secured to the tops ot themembers 35, at 511 and extending therefrom in'a direction opposite tothe irons 31. A. portion of one end of each ot the irons 31 extendsunder the l.sume its former position.

ends of each of the irons 40, as shown at 48, in order to prevent theouter end of the irons 40 from ever swinging downward.

Pivotally secured to the outer ends of the irons 40, at 53 areangle-irons 41, having rigidly 'secured thereto at their outer ends afoot-board 42. Legs.43 are pivoted to the irons 41 at 44, the upper endsof these legs Suitable cross-pieces 5l are provided, j in order to bracethe longitudinal angle-irons forming the bed-frame, and also suitablemeans for supporting the mattress 52, such means being shown in part inFig. 3 and designated 70.

The operation of my invention is a follows:

The bed being in the position vshown in Fig. 3, it is supported on thelegs 43, the legs 35, andl the sofa frame, the longitudinal framemembers of the bed, (the angle irons 29, 34, 40 and 41) being maintainedin a horizontal position by the various pivots whichv connect them withthe legs and with each other, (44, 53, 54, and 55) and `by theprojecting ends of these irons, '(48,`

49 and 50).

Assuming that the bed is in the position shown in Fig. 3, and that it isdesired to close the same, the bracket 30 is first raised into theposition shown `by the dotted lines in Fig. 4, the back cushion 13yraised into the position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3, andsecured by means of the rod 20, and the bracket 30 then allowed to reas-It is necessary that the cushion 13 be temporarily raised, in order toprovide room for the operation of folding up the bed, and it isimpossible to raise the cushion 13 unless the bracket 30 be firsttemporarily moved out of the way.

The next step is to raise the foot-board 42, swinging it and the irons41 about the pivot 53 until they assume the .position shown in Fig. 4.The leg 43 is automati-` cally swung parallel with the iron 41 by theaction of the link 46, and the irons 40, although deprived of thesupport of the legs 43 and projections 49, will still remain in ahorizontal position, being held by the projections 48.

In the next step the irons 40 and 41 retain their relative positions,but both are swung around the pivots 54, and assume the position shownin Fig. 5.

The irons 34 are then raised into4 a vertical position, and the bedassumes the position shown in Fig. 6. The irons 34, 40, and

41 retain their relative positions, the leg 35 extends horizontally,andthe cushion 14 is held vertically in front of the partially closedbed by means of the slotted link 37.

The parts are now allowed to fall into the position shown in Fig. 7,(which is drawn to an enlarged scale) in which the bed is completelyclosed, and the cushion 14 drawn into a horizontal position between thearms of the sofa frame, and supported on the irons 34. It will beobserved that the stud 36 no longer occupies the end ofthe slot in thelink 37 The le s 35 extend upward at the rear of the so a frame, out ofsight behind the cushion 13, which is then lowered. It will be observedthat .When in this osition the ysection bearing the footboard 1ssupported by the bracket 30, which extends horizontally toward the` rearof the sofa.

It will be observed that the parts can only be lowered into the positionshown in Fig. 7 against the tension of the spring 33.

This spring tends to prevent the folded bed from falling into positiontoo suddenly, and also assists by its tension in the initial step inunfolding the bed, which consists in moving the parts into the positionshown in Fig. 3.

Having fully described the operation of closin the bed, the operationofo ening it, which is exactly the reverse of this will be readilyunderstood. When the bed is in its opened position the bracket 30 servesas the head-board.

The advantages of my invention will be obvious from what has been aboveset forth concerning its construction and mode of operation.

I do not limit myself to the exact form described and shown, as it willbe obvious that lvarious modifications may be madd without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a davenport sofa bed, the combination with a stationary frame; ofa movable sectional frame adapted to be folded up inside said stationaryframe by folding over aaeaao the sections of said movable framesuccessively all in the same direction, the folded movable frame beingthen rotated inside said stationary frame through an angle ofapproximately ninety degrees, one of said sections being provided with arigidly attached bracket adapted, when said movable frame is so foldedup and rotated, to extend horizontally from said section and to bsup'-port another of said sections.

3. In a davenport sofa bed, the combination withl a stationary frameprovided with a pair of uprights; of a movable lsectional frame adaptedto be folded up inside said stationary frame by' folding over thesections of said movable frame successively all in the same direction,the folding movable frame being then rotated inside said stationaryframe through an angle of approximately ninety degrees, said movableframe comprising a bed member pivotally secured to said uprights, saidbed member bearing a bracket adapted, when said movable frame is sofolded up and rotated, to extend horizontally from said section and tosupport another bed member, a second bed-member pivotally secured tosaid uprights and bearing a support, a third bed member pivotallysecured to said second bed member, and a fourth bed member pivotallysecured to said third bed member and bearing a support.

4. In a davenport sofa bed, the combination with a stationary frameprovided with a pair of uprights; of a movable sectional frame adaptedto be folded up inside said stationary frame by folding over thesections of said movable frame successively all in the same direction,the foldin movable frame being then rotated inside said stationary framethrough an angle of approximately ninety degrees, said movable framecomprising a bed member-pivotally secured to said uprights, said bedmember bearing a bracketv rigidly attached thereto and adapty ed, toextend horizontally) therefrom and to support another bed mem er whensaid movable frame is so folded up and rotated, a

second bed member pivotally secured to said uprights bearing a support,a third bed member pivotally secured to said second bed member, and afourth bed memberpivotally secured to said third bed member and bearinga support.

5. In a davenport sofa bed, the combination with a stationary frameprovided with a pair of uprights, of aV movable frame comprising abed-member pivotally secured to said uprights and bearing a head board,a second bed-member pivotally secured to said uprights and bearing asupport, a slotted link suspended from said second bedmember, a seatmember swingingly secured to said stationary frame and pivotally securedto said link, a third bed-member pivotally secured to said secondbed-member, and a fourth bed-member pivotally secured to said thirdbed-member and bearing a foot board and a support; said movable framebeing adapted to be folded up inside said stationary frame by foldingover the sections of said movable frame successively all in the samedirection, the folding movable frame being then rotated inside saidstationary frame through an angle of approximately ninety degrees.

6. lln a davenport sofa bed, the combination with a stationary frameprovided with a pair of uprights, of a movable frame comprising a bedmember pivotally secured to said uprights, a second bed-member pivotallysecured to said uprights and bearing a support, a third bed-memberpivotally secured to said second bed-member, a fourth bed-memberpivotally secured to said third bed-member. and bearing a foot-board anda support; said movable frame being adapted to be folded up inside saidstationary frame by folding over the sections of said mpvable framesuccessively all in the same direction, the folding movable frame beingthen rotated inside said stationary frame through an angle ofapproximately ninety degrees; and a seat member swingingly secured tosaid stationary frame and connected With said movable frame by means ofa slotted link.

'7. ln a davenport sofa bed, the combination With a stationary frameprovided with a pair of uprights, of a movable frame comprising abed-member pivotally secured to said uprights, a second bed-memberpivotally secured to said uprights and bearing a support, a thirdbed-member pivotally se- Icured in said second bed-member, a fourthbed-member pivotally secured to said third bed-member land bearing asupport; said movable frame being adapted to be folded up inside saidstationary frame by folding over the sections of said movable framesuccessively all in the same direction, the fold- ,y

ing movable frame being then rotated inside said stationaryapproximately ninety degrees; and a seat member swingingly secured tosaid stationary frame and connected With said movable frame by means ofa slotted link.

ln Witness whereof ll have hereunto signedl my name this 31st day ofAugust 1915.

Josnrn rurrruo.

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